Aurelijus Veryga
Aurelijus Veryga | |
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| Member of the European Parliamentfor Lithuania | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Minister of Health of Lithuania | |
| In office13 December 2016 – 11 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Saulius Skvernelis |
| Preceded by | Juras Požela |
| Succeeded by | Arūnas Dulkys |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| In office13 November 2020 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Jekaterina Rojaka |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
| In office14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vida Marija Čigriejienė |
| Succeeded by | Gintarė Skaistė |
| Constituency | Panemunė |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-08-08) 8 August 1976 |
| Party | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
| Education | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences |
Aurelijus Veryga (born 8 August 1976) [1] is a Lithuanian politician who served as Minister of Health in the Skvernelis Cabinet led by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 13 December 2016 to 11 December 2020.[2] He was elected to the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election and belongs to the European Conservatives and Reformists Group.[3]
In addition to his political work, Veryga serves on the Advisory Council on Innovation for Noncommunicable Diseases at the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, chaired by Hans Kluge.[4]
Veryga was elected chairman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in 2025, after the resignation of longtime leader Ramūnas Karbauskis.[5]
References
- ^"Aurelijus Veryga". Ministry of Health of The Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^"Lithuania's 17th Government takes oath". Delfi.en. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^"Aurelijus VERYGA". European Parliament.
- ^Members of the NCD Advisory CouncilWorld Health Organization.
- ^Perminas, Paulius (1 March 2025). "Veryga tapo naujuoju LVŽS pirmininku". LRT (in Lithuanian).
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